Education

Historic school in Shellbrook headed for auction

The process of selling off two historic buildings in Shellbrook and making room for some possible new commercial development, has taken another step forward.During their Monday meeting, town council v...

Jan 17, 2023

North West College celebrates grand opening of new health training lab

North West College celebrated the launch of the new Cenovus Energy Simulation Learning Centre at its campus in North Battleford Thursday. The new health training lab expansion was made possible with s...

Dec 16, 2022

Hold and secure order issued at NB school following incident

A local high school was under a hold and secure order earlier Wednesday, following a report of an individual with an imitation firearm in the vicinity. Police said in a release that at about 9:55 a.m....

Dec 14, 2022

Turtleford area annual Christmas Bird Count coming up

The Turtleford area group of birding enthusiasts is getting geared up to take part in their annual Christmas Bird Count event again this year.Coordinator Brent Keen hopes to see a good turnout for the...

Dec 11, 2022

North West College awards over $66,000 in Entrance Scholarships

North West College (NWC), in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake, announced it was thrilled to award a total of $66,460 to students in Entrance Scholarships last month. More than 135 scholarships were pre...

Dec 09, 2022

Living Sky School Division to discontinue virtual K-Gr. 9 programming

Living Sky School Division (LSSD) announced today they will discontinue virtual programming for Kindergarten to Grade 9, due to reduced enrolment. The school division said in a release they made the d...

Dec 08, 2022

Maymont student honoured with Rhodes Scholarship

A student from Maymont, near North Battleford, will attend the University of Oxford in England next year after being selected for a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.Cassidy Serhienko, 23, who currently ...

Dec 06, 2022

Sask. Polytechnic signs agreement with schools in Germany

Saskatchewan Polytechnic is expanding its horizons by signing more agreements with international post-secondary schools.Following an announcement last month that the school, which has campuses in Sask...

Dec 06, 2022

NW Region gardener keeps green thumb active throughout winter

Gardening enthusiast and educator Rhea Good, who lives in the Battlefords area in the North-West Region, isn't disheartened by Saskatchewan's bitterly cold winter. Instead, she keeps her love of garde...

Dec 04, 2022

Battlefords community recognizes World AIDS Day

Supporters came together for World AIDS Day in North Battleford Thursday. Initially, an awareness walk was planned, but due to the extreme cold temperature participants decided to have an indoor event...

Dec 01, 2022